now on bbc news, a special edition of our series life at 50 degrees. when i was growing up, my grandmother used to tell me that we lived here forever. there s this collective conscious knowledge that is handed down from generation to generation. what you do to the land, you do to yourselves. that is how i was raised. but since a child i have seen changes in ecosystems, i ve seen less water, i ve seen the trees struggling with drought and heat anxiety. if you abuse the land, climate change is a logical consequence. and this weekend, temperature records could be shattered across the province. a new all time record i of 49.5 degrees celsius. the hot spot of course in lytton, british columbia. holy bleep. my daughter is asking every- day, the town s burnt, mom? it is all you re left. with, just memories. let s make some noise for fairy creek! we have fires all around the world destroying unprecedented amounts. all we want to do is protect the old growth. we, as humanity, are de
and this weekend, temperature records could be shattered across the province. a new all time l record of 49.5 c. the hot spot of course in lytton, british columbia. holy bleep. my daughter is asking every- day, the town s burnt, mom? it is all you re left. with, just memories. let s make some noise for fairy creek! we have fires all around the world destroying unprecedented amounts. all we want to do is protect the old growth. we, as humanity, are destroying huge amounts of our forest. reinforce the line, | reinforced the line! shouting and commotion. they are going to tell us how forestry should be in british columbia? you are not from here, go home! we are trying to defend our livelihood. my computer. because of the pandemic, cbc set me up with all the gear. i connect right to the studio. 0k. hi, ian. fellow meteorologists and i saw this potential for a huge heatwave event. climate change means our summers are hotter and drier. so the brush and the fuel dries out so much
canada had a record heatwave and a number of devastating wildfires last summer. this special edition of our series life at 50 degrees looks at how the communities affected are planning for an uncertain, hotterfuture. when i was growing up, my grandmother used to tell me that we lived here forever. there s this collective conscious knowledge that is handed down from generation to generation. what you do to the land, you do to yourselves. that is how i was raised. but since a child i have seen changes in ecosystems, i ve seen less water, i ve seen the trees struggling with drought and heat anxiety. if you abuse the land, climate change is a logical consequence. and this weekend, temperature records could be shattered across the province. a new all time record of 49.5 celsius. - the hot spot of course in lytton, british columbia. holy bleep. .. my daughter is asking every- day, the town s burnt, mum? it is all you re left. with, just memories. let s make some noise for fairy c
most places dry stop frost and fog. goodbye for now. hello, this is bbc news with joanna gosling. the headlines: some conservative mps say they re being inundated with complaints from angry constituents, as more details emerge about lockdown parties in downing street. the leader of the opposition says the prime minister has lost his moral authority, and has to go. we are witnessing every day the broken spectacle of a prime minister mired in deceit and deception and unable to lead. novak djokovic has been detained in australia for a second time, ahead of a court hearing to decide whether the unvaccinated tennis star can stay in the country for the australian open. tsunami waves have hit the island nation of tonga after a huge underwater volcanic eruption, which sent shockwaves across the south pacific. washington and kyiv accuse russia of preparing to carry out false sabotage operations to create a pretext for an invasion of ukraine. the kremlin denies the claims. andy
and healthy new years eve. we are continuing to follow the breaking news out of the vatican. pope benedict the 16th has died at the age of 95. the vatican says the retired pope passed away early this morning. his funeral will be held on january 5th in st. peters square. presided over by pope francis. that is the man who became leader of the catholic church after benedict resigned from the role in 2013. msnbc looks back on his life and legacy. it was a resignation that shocked the catholic church. pope benedict, less than eight years after his election, he became the first pope and seven centuries to voluntarily retire. he said that he lacked the strength of mind and body to do the job. he felt like he was being prevented from being the pope in a way that he felt the pope should be present for the people of god. he was born joseph rat singer in wartime germany. in the deeply catholic weijia bavaria. he and his brother george people became priests. both eventually landed